Welcome to the Artie Turco Memorial Uno Club
The first UNO
games begun in 1984. Actual records of Uno sessions did not begin
until March 22, 1991. Records of rules and policies were loosely kept
since the UNO CLUB'S conception in 1984, however, little history was
recorded. Originally, the game was played on Sunday afternoons at 666
Straight Path where Joey and Denise Ramo resided. The first group did
not organize as a club. They were Joe Auricchio, Denise, Richie and
Dotti (Butch) Ramo and John Ramo and sometimes Desert Joe. During
1984, Artie and Beth Turco began playing the game with Joe and Denise
on Sunday afternoons. Play time was according to when Artie and Beth
finished at their engraving shop - usually around 5 pm. That was the beginning.
The
core club was formed on Christmas Day 1988. That club is known as the
Original Uno Club. Sometimes called the Auricchio/Turco Uno
Club. It consisted of Joe Auricchio, Artie Turco, Mark Turco
and Pam Meyers. Secondary members were Desert Joe and Mike Blom.
It
became the Artie Turco Memorial Uno Club on September 18, 1999, in
memory of Artie Turco.